Jen Jespersen, Author at Ecological Instincts

Sabbathday Lake Monitoring

New Gloucester, Maine – Water quality monitoring at Sabbathday Lake adds to the long-term dataset and allows for analysis of both long and short-term water quality trends.

Georges Pond Watershed-Based Management Plan

Watershed PlanningBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Franklin, Maine – A Watershed-Based Management Plan for Georges Pond provides clear goals and strategies for preventing future nuisance algal blooms in the pond by inactivating phosphorus in the lake’s bottom sediments and reducing phosphorus loading from developed land in the watershed.

Georges Pond Watershed Protection Project – Phase I

Watershed RestorationBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Franklin, Maine – A grant funded watershed projection project helped reduce soil erosion and nonpoint source pollution in the Georges Pond watershed.

Abrams Pond Watershed Protection Project, Phase II

Watershed RestorationBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Eastbrook & Franklin, Maine – This second phase of watershed protection work at Abrams Pond resulted in a significant reduction in pollution from gravel roads and driveways, a strong emphasis on raising public awareness about water quality, and formation of a neighborhood erosion control work force.

Cross Lake Watershed-Based Management Plan

Watershed PlanningBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Aroostook County, Maine – A Watershed-Based Management Plan provides a 10-year plan for strategies for improving water quality in the highly agricultural Cross Lake watershed.

Messalonskee Lake Watershed-Based Protection Plan

Watershed PlanningBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Oakland, Belgrade, and Sidney, Maine – A Watershed-Based Protection Plan provides a 10-year roadmap to protect and improve the water quality in Messalonskee Lake.

Messalonskee Lake Watershed Survey

Watershed SurveyBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Oakland, Belgrade, and Sidney, Maine – A 2021 watershed survey for Messalonskee Lake brought together project partners and documented hundreds of NPS sites that contribute to pollution in the lake.

Wilson, Varnum & Pease Pond Watershed Survey

Watershed SurveyBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Wilton, ME – A 2016 watershed survey provides an on-the-ground look at the potential sources of pollution that are affecting changes in the water quality of these lakes.

Long Pond Watershed-Based Management Plan Update

Watershed PlanningBy Jen Jespersen January 6, 2023

Belgrade, Mount Vernon, & Rome, Maine – An update to an outdated watershed plan for Long Pond provided local conservation organizations with an overview of the current state of water quality in Long Pond, and a forward thinking action plan to prevent further water quality declines in this impaired lake.

March Feng Shui Workshop

workshopsBy Jen Jespersen March 10, 2017

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